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SMITH v. J. J. NEWBERRY COMPANY

No. 31717.

395 S.W.2d 472 (1965)

Mae SMITH, (plaintiff) Appellant, v. J. J. NEWBERRY COMPANY and Walter Tobias, (Defendants) Respondents.

St. Louis Court of Appeals, Missouri.

October 19, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Koester, St. Louis, for appellant.

Evans & Dixon, Henry D. Menghini, St Louis, for respondents.

RUDDY, Presiding Judge.

This is an action to recover damages for slander, brought by plaintiff against defendants, J. J. Newberry Company, a corporation, and its store manager, Walter Tobias. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff against both defendants for $5000 actual damages and $2000 punitive damages or a total of $7000. The separate after trial motions of the defendants for judgment in accordance with their motions for a directed verdict were overruled...

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